Mexico Weekly Ledger from Mexico, Missouri • Page 3

SOCIETY Br Miss Marl Rom. Phone Mexico theatricals scored another triumph thii week when the pupils of McMillan High produced the play of Little Women" as arranged by Hiss Benson Botta. The cast was splendid wi a careful working out of details rnanners, dress, and customs brought it far above the amateur class. The pathetic scenes were especially good proved by the way 0. audience wept.

And the love-mak-togit was far from amateurish, and pva one impression that frequent rehearsals had been held or else "they had been there before." The "manual training" boys and "art girls" made some new scenery especially for this production, and the girls of the Domestic Science Department furnished many of the costumes. The play was a very creditable one. and etch member of the cast deserves much praise. The high school is to be congratulated upoa its efficiency. Only consider1 they can arrange a plsy, furnish not only the actors, but the stage properties and the costumes snd give a finished production without the aid of an outsider.

If they had all these equipments before I graduated I might have been a rival of the divine Sarah instead of an understudy of Colonel R. M. W. Mr. Robert Campbell entertained a number of his gentlemen friends Friday evening for six o'clock dinner.

A five-course menu was served and covers laid for the following guests: Messrs. Jas. Culberston, H. L. Collett, Herbert Pryor, E.

B. Street and C. Rosselle. Christmas Gifts I It is in the atmosphere. Everybody is studying the lists and wondering what gift each friend prefers.

Instead of making elaborate gifts and sewing until the wee small hours for months before Christmas, thus making it harder, why not buy books, music, or flowers? These are just as acceptable if we think of the sentiment of Christmas giving. Or is it that we forget the sentiment and give only to those who can reciprocate silk hose for silk hose, ribbons for ribbons, or diamond dinner rings for a diamond pin? I want to congratulate the committee who raised funds for the hospital. Some folks said $2,000 could not be raised at this time of the year but behold! They did a little better than the amount called for. Now nearly everybody enjoys giving to a worthy cause. Of course there are some who never give to any enterprise.

They never have and they never will, but I heard from the committee that these same folks had the opportunity and it only served to shrink their little stingy souls and did not interfere wth the noble institu tion that saves lives and realieves suffering. The humanitarian idea did not appeal to them. It would be easier to separate their souls from their bodies than to separate them from a dollar. Wouldn't you hate to beaT.W.? Judge and Mrs. Botta and Miss Marie Rose are in Vanclalia to attend the silver wedding of Mrand Mrs.

C. C. Caldwell. Mr. and Mrs.

Buckner Carr and daughter, Rosemary, of St Louis were the guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rodgers. The U. D.

C. met Monday afternoon in the Library Club Room. After the regular business meeting Miss Ida Rosamond read a very interesting paper. The U. D.

C. will be hostess for the other clubs at the next social meeting of the Federated Clubs. The Dramatic Club of Hardin gave the theatre-goers of Mexico quite a treat on Monday night when they played "Loves Me, Loves Me Not" Each of the young ladies did remark. ably well and the performance was worthy of professionals. Miss Lena Johnson was hostess this week for the Twelve-of-Us Club.

Misses Frances Mason and Laura Robertson were the only extra guests. After the games Miss Johnson served a palatable two-course lunch. Mr. Ned Miller can vote at the next election for he celebrated his twenty. first birthday Sunday.

Several of his best friends were invited to help him eat his delicious birthday dinner, Dinners were laid for Messrs. Nisbet LivigBton, Turner Williams, Lee Duncan and Lester Miller. The Wednesday Club began the study of Goethe's "Faust" this week. Mrs. Wilson read poems from the following poets: Uhlaand, Eichendorff, Hauff, Ruckert Mrs.

Johnson gave the legend of Mrs. Gregory told of "Foreign Affairs." Miss Bess Conn has returned to her home in New London after an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. R. C. Strode.

Little Miss Rebecca Strode accompanied her aunt home, and will visit for several weeks. Miss Helen Shotwell, of Richmond, i the guest of Miss Margaret Tralle. Miss Sarah Morris of Centralis is visiting Miq Vera Rutter in Mexico. Mrs. Chas.

Luckie entertained Sat urday with a 12 o'clock dinner for the out-of-town guests of Mrs. C. H. Carpenter. One of the largest and mosthrilliant musicales and receptions ever given in this city was that of Mrs.

Carpenter, Friday afternoon when she announced the engagement of her niece, Miss Floy Cope, of Jonesburg, to Chas. Rohing, of Kansas City. The' entertainment was in the handsome Carpenter home, on east Monroe Street which is ideally arranged for such a purpose. Miss Cope is i charming young woman, a member of one of the most prominent families in Montgomery County, and accomplished in manv wavs. Mr.

Rohing la well known young business man of Kansas City. The date of the wedding has not been announced. The Christmas colors, represented by banked ferns and red roses as well as large red bells, was the color scheme with her and there a touch of white KUKBestive of the bridal feature of the occassion. Mrs. S.

D. Stocks met the guests at the door, and was as sisted hti Mm rhna. Luckie. The reception line was headed by Mrs, Carnentr rt.lrd in a eown of yel low brocaded aatin with tunic of hnd made lace and wearing a hand- ome bouquet of pink roses. Miss p'oy Cope was next to Mrs.

Carpen-tor and wore a beautiful dress of blue measaline, with chiffon and velvet dranarln nrf nmt.tv eersags bou- whom wore i were: J- ol St Charles; Mrs. Tom Bean, Decatur. Misa Mary Reynolds, Wellsville; Mrs. Roy Hancock, Montgomery CityjMrs. Guy Reed, St Louis; Mrs.

William Mc Clure, Moberlv: Un. mam Jonesburg; Mrs. E. N. Hess.

Denver, miss Georgie Cope, Mrs. Will Van Studdifori. Miss Chin. vn, and Mrs. George Van Ness, all of Jonesburg; and Mrs.

George Ham- ueunower. The musical num-bers of the afternoon, in charge of Mrs. R. E. Race, were all delightful.

They were aa follows: instrumental selections Misses Dor-mda Bruce, Frances Wakefield, Mable Threlkeld, Mrs. Chas. Rodgers, and iroromy Worrell. Those who sang were Misses Laura Grace Gupton, Chloe Young, and r. t.

coil; Miss Anna Lewis read and litle Miss Katharine Van Studdiford, of Jonesburg. standine- on a center table in the hall.made a short speech announcing the engagemet of Miss Cope and Mr. As soon as she had completed the announcement little Miss Elisabeth Ferris en tered drawing a small wagon draped in white and bearing a eupid holding two tiney ribbons attached to a doll bride and bride-groom. A delicious salad course consisting of chicken salad, hot biscuit frozen cherry punch, and salmon croquets, was served by the following ladies: Mrs. P.

E. Coil, Mrs. D. S. Burroughs, and Misses Dorothy Blanks, Dorothy Holmes, Mary Lee Burks, Mable Threlkeld and Julia Tucker.

Chocolate and cake were served by Miss Floy Cope assisted by Mis Georgia Cope and Mrs. Hancock. The room table was magnifieientiy decorated with red rosea, white tulle and cupids.A bag containing slips of paper was passed among the unmarried ladies present and Miss Laura Robertson drew the one upon which the word "next" was written. She was presented with a eupid holding a small hand-bag from which a black cat was jumping. The affair was thoroughly delightful in every detail and Mrs.

made an ideal hostess. S. VAN HORN DEAD. C. S.

Van Horn, born in Wellsboro, Pa, Jan. 16,1852, who died in St Louis Friday, was brought to this city Monday for burial. He was a brother-in-law of C. W. Bridges.

Mrs. W. H. Jackson and family and Miss Effie Bridges, a former teacher in the lexico schools, accompanied the body which was in charge of C. G.

Van Horn, his son, and the deceased's wife who was Miss Kitty Bridges. Mr. Van Horn was an employee of the Ledger about 25 years ago and will be remembered here by many old frinds. Mr. Van Horn was at one time connected with both the Moberly Monitor and Democrat as well as other Missouri newspapers.

He has been residing in St Louis since he retired from active newspaper work. The Ledger joins friends in extending sympathy 'to the bereaved. FORD GETS VERDICT. The case of the Ford Mfg. vs.

The Royal Insurance was settled by a jury verdict late Friday even ing, when a judgment for the full face value of the policy was allowed. The sum is $15,000. This is the second suit of this kind the Ford people have won the other being in the Circuit Court of Lincoln county, at Troy. They have suits aggregating 000. The jury was out four hours and a half Friday evening.

Those who composed the jury were: John Berry, E. F. Beatty, Ed Gorman, J. C. Terry, Henry Webber, Ben O.

F. House, T. Torreyson, Chal. Kemna, R. P.

Kieth, F. H. Naysmith, Henderson and Harry Cook. Turkeys For Chritmas. Two car loads of dressed turkeys passed through this city Saturday from Marshall where they were bought by the Common Wealth Edison Electric Co.

The turkeys will be given to the employees of the company. MONTHLY STOCK SALES WIL LSTART APRIL Srd. Mexico is going to revive monthly stock sales. A motion was passed unanimously at the Commercial Club luncheon, Friday, to have the first of these sales on the Square April Srd, the first Saturday of the month. The sales will be held following that date oh the first Saturday of each month.

Col. J. G. Ford, one of Audrain's prominent auctioneers, addressed the club on this matter. He said the proposition proved very satisfactory to both the farmers and business men years ago and should be successful now.

The only draw-back at this time, he said, was the lack of place to house the stock near the Square be- lore and after it is sold. He mentioned number of places which he thought could be secured for this purpose. W. W. Pollock and E.

R. Locke made short talks and the committee which had had thia matter in hand was instructed to make arrangements for the caring of stock. G. L. Ferris had one of his "Hsddv Home Steam Washing Machines" with him and demonstrated it before the club.

Mr. Ferris explained how he and his father manufactured this machine years ago and said there is one machine in Mexico today, which has been in use over 30 years and la still good. He said be had no proposition to present to the club, but he needed financial aid to ret started. The matter of taking op a plan with Mr. Ferris was referred to the Manufacturing Committee and it probable step will be taken at once to start a factory for the manufacture of the machine is this city.

S. E. Race said bis wife had naed one of the machines and was much pleased wth it Alex Starkey gave great encouragement to the Railroad Committee when he stated that he would be one of ten men to give $10 each for the extension of the eieetrie lice. Before he sat down, four men had expressed their willingness to give $10 each. Mr.

Starkey waa appointed a committee to secure the remainder of the name. Judge W. W. Botta said any carpenters or laboring men, who aided in the proposition would be given preference of work on the extension, when it is started. L.

R. Ferris, chairman of the Railroad Committee said only a small part of the $465 needed from Mexico had been subscribed and asked that something be done to aid the committee. Several new members probably will be added to those al ready at work oa the proposition. The new subscribers are: Judge Alex Carter $50; Alex Starkey $10; E. R.

Locke $10; J. G. Ford $10; G. L. Ferris $10; Cash $10; T.

N. Wright $10; Alf Jenkins $10. Dr. J. W.

Million read a letter ad dressed to him by H. D. Llewellyn, treasurer of the Dub, in regard to the money for the new road from Thompson to Centralis- Of the $500 subscribed, Mr. Llewellyn said $460 has been paid and $20 of the remaining $40 is collectable. This leaves $20 to be taken up by subscription or paid by Dr.

Million and CoL J. T. Johnson who guaranteed the $o00. Judge Botta subscribed 5.00 of this amount leaving a balance of $15. At the request of the Gub, Dr.

Million agreed to take the matter np with the Automobile Gub and see what can be done. The luncheon was largely attended and William man. The Legislative Committee of the club was asked to investigate the present State Law in regard to foreign capital for public service cor porator! s. It has been asserted the present law makes it almost impossible for foreign capital to be secured in this state. If this is found to be true, the Legislative Committee will petition the Legislature through our Representative, E.

A. Shannon, to amend the law, as it is considered detrimental to the best interests of Mis- She Will Be Ever So Delighted When on Christmas Morn she finds that Your Gift is a beautiful Table Goth of DerryvAle Pure Irish Linen OF COURSE, she'll know you have the i beat, but that does not mean that the gift will be a costly one. For Derryvale is made in every quality meaning every grade of flax the wearing qualities of which can be guaranteed at prices for everyone's purse. Special Chrittmat Offerings Cloths from $1.75 to $5.50 per cloth Napkins from $3.00 to $6.00 per dozen Ricketts Emmons Dry Goods Co. MAJOR OWEN IS DEAD.

Veteran of Mexican War One Mexico'a Oldest Citizens. Major John R. Owen, one of Mex ico's oldest and most highly respected citizens, died at his home on North Clark Sunday night at 11:50 o'clock. The funeral, Tuesday was private, the Rev. E.

S. Gibbs, offi ciating. John R. Owen was born in Tenne- see, January 19th, 1825, the son of James and Nancy Owen. Had he lived until Jan.

10th, 1915, not quite a month, Mr. Owen would be 90 years old. He came to Missouri with his parents when 11 years old and lived the remainder of his life in this state. He had lived in Mexico since 1876. He was a veteran of the Mexican War, 1846-7, having en listed at Leavenworth, Kas.

He was married in October, 1851, in Gasconade county, to Miss Rebecca Cooper. Mr. Owen is survived by his wfe and the following children: Mrs. A. Ousley, Decker, Mrs.

D. C. Knoder, Nevada, Mrs. A. M.

Hedges, Nevada, Charles, J. D. C. and William Owen, all of Mexico. All of his children were at the bedside except Mrs.

Ousley, who was unable to get here. Mr. Owen was a fine old gentleman with a host of friends in this city where he had lived for so many years. His loss will be deeply felt and the Ledswr joins in extending sincerest Pollock acted as chair- rympalhy to the famly in their be reavement. SUIT FOR $50,000 FILED.

SUFFRAGE BILL UP SOON. Mrs. Miller Saya Getting It Oa Cal endar Is a Victory. A resolution known to suffrage workers as the Susan B. Anthony amendment, which seeks to gve suffrage to the women of the United States, is to be voted on by the House of Representatives next Wednesday.

The amendment has been framed for forty years, but has been pocketed at each session of Congress. The house rules committee has placed the resolution on the calendar and it will be voted on following the Hobson Bill, which deals with the question of national prohibition. Mrs. Walter McNab Miller of Columbia, president of the Missouri State Equal Suffrage League, said Saturday that she did not think that the bill would pass, but that suffragists had gained a notable victory in getting the resolution on the calendar for a vote. Mrs.

Miller said that many Missouri representatives were in favor of the bill and that telegrams and night letters were being sent to all representatives from Missouri asking for a favorable vote on the measure. CARPENTER JURY COED NOT AGREE Twelve mea Sitting ia Murder Trial Stand Seven to Five for Defendants Conviction. THE JUDGE DISCHARGES THEM Arguments Started Friday Afternoon and Ended Late Saturday Night in Ark. For a Weak Stomach. Mrs.

F. P. Tritsch, Rome, N. writes, "About five years ago my stomach was very weak. I could not eat solid food.

Friends told me fiat Chamberlain's Tablets were just what I needed. I took three or four bottles of them and my health has since been of the best." For sale by all dealers. Adv. Paragould, Dec. 21.

The jury in the case of the State of Arkansas vs. M. P. Carpenter failed to agree, though they stood seven to five for conviction when brought before the court at noon today. On the statement that there was little possibility of their agreeing by staying out longer the court dismissed them at 1:30 p.

m. The arguments the case started Friday afternoon and lasted until late Saturday night. No trial in the his tory of this city has ever attracted as much attention as that of M. P. Carpenter accused of killing his mother-in-law, Mrs.

Nancy Davis. The ar- ay of legal talent was unusually fine and the court room was crowded throughout the case with interested spectators. Whether the case will be dropped now or further prosecution has not been announced. The daughter of Mrs. Davis, who has been active in the prosecution, has made no state ment.

John W. Howell Sues C. A. for Es tate of Walter Briscoe. John W.

Howell, administrator, has filed suit in the Circut Court against the Chicago and Alton Railroad Co, for $50,000 damages for the death of Walter W. Briscoe, who was killed in the yards at Francis June 18, 1814. Mr. Howell is administrator of the Briscoe estate and under a new law has the right to bring suit for the benefit of the estate. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured With LOCAt.

APPLICATIONS, ss thai r. tha aeat ot tho dlieaae. Ca. tarrh is a blood or constitutional dlaaase ana In order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, and acts directly upon the Wood and mucous surfaces.

Hall I Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. was prescribed by one ot the best physicians in this country for years and li a regular prescription. It is composed ot the best tonics known, combined with tn tiest blood purlBers, acting directly on tut mucous surfaces. The perfect combine J. A.

POTTS VERY ILL. J. A. Potts, 68 years old, suffered an attack of paralysis at his home in San Antonio, Texas, Friday morning. His daughter, Mrs.

N. R. Rodes, of this city, left immediately for his bedside. Mrs. Mary Potts Quick, of Lincoln, was also wired for.

It is presumed his condition is very serious. This will be sad news to the host of admiring friends Mr. Potts has in Mexico. He was one of our leading citizens for many years and held in tha highest esteem by all who knew him. The Ledger joins friends of tho family in wishing him an early recovery.

Dr. N. R. Rodes received a message from San Antonio, Texas, Monday morning, stating J. A.

Potts, who re cently suffered an attack of paralysis, is some better and has regained con sciousness. He is paralyzed only on one side and hs condition is considered encouraging. John A. Campbell Drops Dead, About 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon John A. Campbell, well-known tion of the two Ingredients Is what pro- horseman, of St.

Louis and a member of Campbell Reid and Western Five Marriage Licensee Saturday. Recorder of Deeds, A. H. Whitney issued five marriage licenses Satur day, the largest in on day for several months. Those securing the licenses are: Cline A.

Wasson and Miss Bessie M. Smith, Ralls county; Lemuel Spottswood and Miss Irene Mays, Audrain county; Samule Barker and Miss Lena Maxey, Audrain county; Edward L. Hays and Miss Lucy Bruce, Wellsville; Hugh Dempsey and Miss Lucy J. Payne, Mexico. WHY WOMEN SUFFER Many Mexico Women are Learning The Cause.

Clark Worker Ia Rewarded. Montgomery City, Mo, Dec 19. George W. See, one of the active Democrats of the Ninth Congressional District, has received notice from Washington that he has been appointed one of the Internal Revenue Inspectors of Missouri, his commission to take effect December 21. This comes as a reward for his work for Speaker Champ Clark in his candi dacy for the presidency in 1912, when Mr.

See visited several States in the interest of Clark's nomination. Married in Fulton. Wallace McKee, of Edgewood Park, Pa, son of the late Noble B. McKee, of Fulton, and Miss Mable M. Carter, were married Friday at the home of the bride.

Mr. McKee is well known in this city and both young people are socially prominent in Callaway. OLD PAPERS FPU SALE. HE SUES WIFE WHO SNORES Hutchison. Dec.

19. C. N. Sentney, a wealthy wholesale grocer, Friday filed suit for divorce irom Mrs. Margaret Price Sentney.

Mrs. Sentney, according to the petition, assured her husband before they were married that she did not snore and since then, he declares, he has fo.mil that she does. This fact, he says, has made life a burden. To remove ink spots when still wet nweet or sour milk. When the ink has set use coal oil, lemon and salt.

duces such wonderful remits in curlnf catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. I1. J. CHENEY ft CO, Propa, Toledo.

Bold by Druggists, price Hie. Take Hall's Family PUia for oonstlpawa. H. L. Davis To Prison.

The Rev. H. L. Davis formerly of this city, pleaded guilty to the charge of the misuse of the mails in the federal court of Jacksonville, Fla, recently and was sentenced to three years in prison. Women often suffer, not knowing the cause.

Backache, headache, dizziness, ner vousness. Irregular urinary passages weak ness, languor Each a torture of itself. Together hint at weakened kidneys. Strike at the root get to the cause No other remedy more highly en dorsed than Doan's Kidney Pills. Recommended by thousands Endorsed at home.

Here's convincing testimony from a Mexico citizen. Mrs. T. Dollens, 1012 W. Liberty St, Mexico, says: "Years ago I suf fered terribly from kidney complaint.

The disease affected me so badly that I couldn't go out and the pains were awful. I doctored and used different medicines, but had no relief until I took Doan's Kidney Pills. They brought great benefit." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Dollens had.

Foster-Milburn Co, Prop, Buffalo, N. Y. Takes Cold Easily. Have you ever considered why you should take cold easily. Is it not due to a sensitive skin That is the usual cause.

If so, take a cool but not com, sponge bath every morning before breakfast and rub with a dry towel until the skin is dry and warm. Then when you take a cold get rid ofit as quickly as possible, and to accomplish this you will find Chamberlain Cough Remedy most excellent. Its remarkable cures of bad colds have won for it a wide reputation and im mense sale. For sale by all dealers. adv.

Sale Stables Co, dropped dead near his office at the National Stock mar ket, East St. Louis, 111. Mr. Campbell was a busness part ner of G. S.

Maddox, well known in Mexico, and had bought thousands of dollars worth of horses in this sec tion, where he had many friends, He was known as one of the "squar- est" men in East St. Louis and was well liked by everyone who knew him. Retailers' National Convention Consider Advance. MISS BEAGLES MARRIED. STEAM-WASHER FACTORY TO BE OPENED HERE G.

L. Ferris will give Mexico another factory. He is preparing to open a plant to manufacture the Happy Home Steam Washing Machine which is really an improvement of the old Missouri Washing Machine which he and his father, G. D. Ferris, manufactured extensively years ago and of which over 1,000,000 were sold all over the United States.

Mr. Fer ris has ordered the dies and mach inery necessary to make the washing machine and for the present is mak ing them by hand in the second story of L. R. Ferris's Hardware store. G.

D. Ferris had a factory in St. Louis and G. L. Ferris operated one in Philadelphia when the washer was first Dlaced on the market.

It sits upon the stove and Mr. Ferris guarantees it to wash 15 shirts in 20 min utes. The machine has been proven Daughter of Judge and Mrs. J. Beagles Will Marry Tuesday.

W. ft WEXTEND'TOALt OUR BEST WISHES FOR A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. TlllSOlJTlMW lELM Miss Lucille Beagles and the Rev. George Van Noy, of St Louis, were married at the home of the bride's parents. Judge and Mrs.

J. W. Beagles, north of Laddonia, Tuesday at high noon, the Rev. Mr. Oaks, of Louisiana, officiating.

Following the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Van Noy went to Lawrence, Kas, for a visit before going to St Louis, where thej will make their home. Those from Mexico who attended the wedding are Mrs. Elizabeth, Atkinson, an aunt of the bride; Wm.

F. Atkinson, Dr. and Mrs. P. E.

Coil, Misses Ruth Averitt and Ruth Covington. Miss Beagles is the elder daughter of Judge and Mrs. Beagles. She is a charming and accomplished young woman, with a pleasing disposition and many attainments. She formerly attended Hardin College in this city and has many friends here.

The Rev. Mr. Van Noy is pastor of the Water Tower Baptist church at St Louis and one of the leading young pastors of that city. The Ledger joins other friends in extending best wishes to this young couple. BRITISH WOMEN ARMING London, Dec.

19. The Women's Volunteer Reserve is the title of an extraordinary organization now in the stages of creation in England. Its object is tha formation of many regiments of women volunters who may in many ways assume the lighter and less dangerous duties of the soldiers and thus spare more men for the trenches and the firing line. Four companies of women reservists are already formed, and their Colonel is the Viscountess Cas-tlereagh, daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Londonderry and daughter of the Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, M.

who presded at Friday's meeting TT VtA ttm Vl in tne mansion iiuuaw, vm furthsririB of the organization. Children'a Coughs and Colds. Mothers are often worried by the frequent colds contracted by their children. Mrs. L.

H. Bradley, Mo hawk, N. states that in the winter of 1909 and 1910 her children all had bad colds and coughs, and it was not until she gave them Chamber. Iain's Cough Remedy that they began to improve. After taking this remedy a few days all symptoms of their colds disappeared.

This is only one of the many thousands of motherB who have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and trladlv recommend it to their friends. For sale by all dealers, adv. FREIGHT RATE ADVANCE, Washington, D. 18th The Interstate Commerce Commission, today granted a five per cent increase in freight rates to Eastern railroads, One hundred and twelve lines are allowed increase except on a few com- modities. Meredith Armstead will Christmas with relatives ii Bluff, Ark.

spend Pine if SHOE PRICES MAY GO UP $1. Lynn, Mass, Dec. 21. An advance in the price of shoes to the consumer will be on of the principal questions decided upon at the annual meeting of the National Shoe Retailres' As sociation at the Hotel Astor, New Yory City, Jan. 11-12, the call for which has been sent out by E.

W. Burt of this city. Burt said he expected 20,000 retail dealers would be represented. It is said that the retailers favor adding $1 a pair to the prices of first classes of shoes. CARPENTER'S SISTER-IN- LAW AIDING THE STATE Paragould, Ark, Dec.

17. The State closed their case against M. P. Carpenter, late Wednesday afternoon, claiming to have offered new wit nesses whose testimony was very damaging to the former Mexico man charged with the murder of his moth er-in-law, Mrs. Davis.

Mrs. Juett, of California, daughter of Mrs. Davis and a sister of Mr. Carpenter's wife, is aiding the Stats in the work of fastening the crime, if possible, upon her brother-in-law. The State, through its witnesses, at tempted to prove that if Carpenter's story was true he could have pre vented the escape of the criminals as a revolver was found beneath his pillow and other firearms were in the house.

Dr. J. F. Wood testified that Carpenter told him, shortly after the crme that "this has been Wowing for nine years." H. D.

Lawrence, a state witness gave evidence decidedly favorably to the defense. Dwight Blackwood, a deputy sher iff, testified to blood spots on a bowl and pitcher in the room occupied by Mrs. Davis. The blood spots appeared to have been made by hands that picked up the vessels. At Mexico's Municipal Breakfast The Sara brothers, Flot and Jet, were there.

Most of them needed a shave, all of then) the attention of a tailor or The air was heavy with the breathing of half a hundred men in the? small room. The odor of disenfectant added a touch suggesting the horrors better still, the gentle hand of a loving of disease. The first impression waa mother, perhaps at that moment sit- that here, crowded like cattle in a pen. ting in her distant home, a tear dim- were the drones of life, restless au- ming her eyeaded by age, while she thinks of "her boy" and wonwrs where hs is. The municipal breakfast is a sort of sea of Sargossa where all of the human derelicts in this part of Mis souri stagnate for a night in their aimless travels across the continent It is served every morning st 7:45 in the city Holdover and consists of coffee, soup and bread.

Some of them are men out of work who, without the necessary funds to purchase railroad transportation, are "beating" their way to other fields looking for something to do. It takes no experience eye to sep arate these men from the professional hobo. The latter has an air entirely bis own. It is a cringing half stoop, with bleary eyes peering from a dirt stained face darkened by the stubble of a beard but seldom in the pre9enco of a self-respecting razor. "Where you goin' Bo is the query one stoop shouldered, ambitionless fellow queries of his neighbor.

"Chi for mine," is the half whispered reply. He is conveying the intelligence that he is at present bound for the city of Chicago. But there is little conversation while they break their fast The stomach is crying for the warming pabulum of Mein Host Wallace and the sooner its craving is satisfied the better. Every station in life is represented in this aimless group of soiled men waiting to be fed. But it is not the ragged clothes or the physical infirmities of these men that first catch the are tha faces-Some are word less sermons of life's tragedies written in nature's lines across pasty, grimy countenances.

There are the faces of youth, fast hardening into the crafty, hangdog expression of the under-world. Others bear the stamp of a hopeless and purposeless life, the failures who never fight to rise once they are down. Popular Young Couple Married This City Sunday Afternoon. C. Clark, J.

W. Million and W. W. Pollock, of this city who were witnesses in the Carpenter case, are home. Mr.

Clark says the attorneys for Mr. Carpenter, one of which is P. H. Cullen, formerly of this city, say the defendant will be cleared. The Rev.

H. E. Truex, of St. Louis, who was in charge of the Mexico Baptist church when Mr. Carpenter made his home here, was a witness for the defense.

Because the witnesses were not allowed in the Court room during the progress of the trial Mr. Clark could give no first hand information regarding its movement. Married This Month. Louis Spalding, formerly of this city, now practicing dentistry in Springfield, Mo, and Miss Camp, also of Springfield, will be married at the bride's home Dec. 26.

The wedding will be quite a social event The Ledger joins the friends of both young people in extending best wishes and congratulations. Hugh Dempsey and Miss Lucy Payne were married, Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Payne, on East Jackson St, the Rev. A.

Wallace officiating. The wed ding was quite informal and only a few friends and relatives were present among them being Mr. and Mrs. Dan Roberts, Mr. and Mrs.

Brown Owen, Dr. and Mrs. Tincher, Mr. and Mrs. John Dempsey and family.

On Monday a recepton was held at the Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey's new home one mile south of Thompson and large number of friends and relat ives celebrated the wedding in royal ityle. A number from Mexico at tended this reception and friends of the young couple from all over the county were there. Mrs.

Dempsey is the charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Payne, quite popular with a host ol tnenas in this community. Her husnand is a progressive young farmer of the Thompson neighborhood, where he is well liked. He in the son of Mr.

and Mrs. John Dempsey. The Ledger joins in extending best wishes and congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey.

Judge L. R. Wilfley in St Louis. Judge Lebbeus R. Wilfley formerly of this city, later a prominent attorney in St Louis, has returned there for the Holidays from Old Mex ico where he has been in business for the last five years.

Before going to Mexico Judge Wil fley presided over the United States Court in China and prior to that was Attorney General of the Philippines. He has two brothers in St Louis, X. P. and J. D.

Wilfley. More Inmatea in Prison. Jefferson City, Mo, December 21 The Missouri Penitentiary had more inmates Saturday than on any prev. ious day in its history. The number was 2,671.

Of these fifty-eight were brought Friday from Kansas City, Married Here Friday. Leon Bybee and Miss Ida Smelsor, both of Santa Fe, Monroe County, were married in ths city Friday by the Rev. W. A. Shullenberger.

Both are members of well known families in that section. The Ledger joins in extending congratulations. Stomach and Liver Troubles. No end of misery and actual suffering is caused by disorders of the stomach and liver and may be avoided by the use of Chamberlain's Tablets. Hundreds have been permanently cured by them.

For sale by all dealers. Adv. WOULD INDICT PERJURERS In his charge to the grand jury in Macon county, Judge Shelton dwelt with particular emphasis on the need of indicting men who perjure them selves in liquor cases. He said one of the great handicaps to the enforce ment of the Local Opton Law was in finding witnesses who would tell all thev know about law violations. The grand jury was told the only effect.

ive way to enforce the Local Option Law was to indict perjurers and head them toward the penitentiary. We have heard that the late Calla way grand jury were convinced that some of the witnesses brought be fore it were willing to 'perjure them. selves like gentlemen' to protect law violators in liquor and other cases. Fulton Sun. I are nsnally thin and easily worried, aleen doea not re fresh and the system gets weaker and weaker.

Scott 'm Emahion corrects nervousness by force of nourishment it feeds the nerve centres by distributing energy and power all over the body. Don't resort to alcoholic mixtures or drug concoctions. Car SCOTTS EMULSION for your nmro9 nothing aoaaa ar compare with it. but inmtrt mm thm SCOTT'S. EVERY DRUOOIST HAS IT.

RAILROADS THREATEN CUTS Jefferson City, Dec. 18. Railroads operating in Missouri will be compelled to reduce greatly the passenger and mail accomodations if the 2-cent passenger rate is adhered to much longer, according to testimony of Alexander Hilton, general passenger agent of the St Louis San Francisco (Frisco) Railroad, before the public utility commission here. Mr. Hilton spoke for all he railroads of the state in a plea for permission to increase freight and passenger rates.

The cutting of operating expenses, he said would be the railroads' only means of avoiding the bankruptcy courts under present rates. The fact that the Missouri rate is lower than the interstate rate, he testified, enabled passengers to defeat the interstate rate by purchasing tickets at points within the state. Low passenger rates, he said, did not tend to increase travel. Through passenger trains would be the first to be withdrawn in the policy of retrenchment, according to Mr. Hilton, and eventually all traffic in Missouri would be carried by local trains.

Ford Case to be Appealed. The Case of the Ford Mfg. Co, vs. The Royal Insurance Co, will be appealed and was not settled as reported Saturday. A.

C. Whitson, one of the attorney's in the case, is the authority for the shove statement, Sayman A Big Success. Dr. D. J.

Kanaly, the progressive representative of the Sayman Soap Co, in this city, hands the ledger paper issued by the Sayman people advertising their goods. Iheir bus. ness has made a remarkable growth and no little part of it is due to the active representation of such live boosters as Dr. Kanaly. The Doctor also pesented us a panoroma view of the San Francisco fair sent him by his son, John, now in the west Dr.

Kanaly hunted clams on the present Exposition site before he came to Mexico and opened the East Lake Observatory. Here's to the Doctor even if he continues to contend winter will not be here until Dec. 24. less, purposeless human dregs swept aside as the chaff of society as they groped and -fought in the battle of life the battle for the sir rival of the fittest One of them, wearing three coats, all of which hud not enough cloth to make one whola one, was sitting on a corner of a bench waiting for the soup to bo Berved. Reaching to his shoulder and giving it a hard rub he turned to a man standing on his right and inquired: "What comes after an itchin'?" "Scratchin', of course" was the ready retort.

a A lean, rather hungry looking in dividual, after wiping the remains of his breakfast from the sandy, ragged mustache, turned to another of his crowd and said: "Gee, that was good. I always hate to walk on an empty stomach. Especially if it belongs to a fellow with a quick temper. He usually wants to fight" Their view of life, in most instances, is not half as dark as the charitable public would have you believe. A little food dispells most of their gloomy thoughts and once fed that peculiarly optimistic philosophy of the Fatalist bobs up and takes command of their minds.

Of course those of them, who are well past middle life, seldom smile but with those who have not left their youth so far behind as to lose all savor of existence, they do not bemoan their condition. a A table ia erected in the center of the holdover room from some boards and two wooden "horses" while the "guests" stand about and stretch preparing for their meal. When they have completed the repast they thank Marshall Wallace, or at least most of them do, and with his admonition to "leave tha back-doors alone and be on their way," start for the railroad tracks again to follow the call of the wanderlust L. M. W.

DEMPSEY-I'AYNE WEDDING. WANTED! Beef hides, horse hides and furs. Highest cash price. SAM MORRIS Near Hitch Lot. A Gentleman of Kentucky.

Judge William M. Craven, one of the leading attoneys-at-law of Old Kentucky, is one of the lawyers in the suit of the Ford Mfg. Co, vs. the Roval Insurance Co, now on trial in the Circuit Court. Judge Craven is a great student of the Bible and made an excellent address before the prayer meeting of the Methodist church, Wednesday evening.

He is a gentleman of the old school and an orator of some note. His favoite subject is his native state and he never tires of expounding on the magnificent blue-grass, fine horses and beautiful women of Kentucky. He was bo and rea in Kentucky, suh, and proud of it. According to Judge Craven, who, as has been Baid before, is an orator of note, the sun never shone brighter nor was the moon-light so beautiful as it is in the blue-grass state. SPECIALIST IN DESTINY.

Every school teacher knows the problem of the boy or girl who gets tired of studying, who drops out and "goes to work." Every employer of labor knows the problem of the same boy and the same girl, inefficient, inapt, ignorant and, like the moth, flitting from job to job. Meyer Bloomfield of Boston also knows these problems; but he knows them from the inside. Mr. Bloom-field is director of the Boston Bureau of Vocational Training, and his business is to eliminate the waste in society of the poorly trained, the wrongly trained individual. He'd Stop Social Wastes.

"There are two great preventable social wastes," Mr. Bloomfield said when questioned as to the function of the vocational bureau. "It is common knowledge that half of the chil dren in the schools drop out of school as soon as "the "law Wffflet them go to work. Most of them have not come to any decision as to what their life work is going to be. At 14 years of age, how many of them know enough to understand what their capacities and abilities best fit them for.

"The Becond waste is the leakage in jobs. Without any defiinite direction of his effort the worker goes from job to job and wastes time in which he might with proper guidance be building up his future. This state of affairs nullifies our entire educational system. The employer, too, is kept from building up his business if he builds at all it is on shifting quicksands. Begin in The Schools.

"There are these things, therefore, to be done. The schools must be enabled to hold the to start them right on their career as workers. Definite things must be done to make the workers efficient and loyal and a better citizen as a result of his work. Therefore in the adolescent years the years of self-discovery the children are being kept in the schools. To meet the problems of this age, new devices are being introduced into the schools to allow each individual to find what he is best fitted for.

A boy who is poor in some abstract study may be a good hand with tools. "The result has been that youngsters are finding a new interest in their studies where this idea is being worked out They are thinking of the career instead of the single job. A tremendous pressure is being brought to bear on the schools for more training. Employers are analyzing jobs by means of charts to discover how to hold out inducements to employees to improve themselves. The business men are interested for it is good business as well as god citizenship." Were Married Saturday.

Edward Hays and Miss Lucy Bruce, of Wellsville, were married city Saturday by the Rev. W. A. Shullenberger at his residence. Miss Mary Aid who has been visiting Miss Willie Robnett went to hor home in Council Bluffs, Ia, for the holidays.

Miss Aid is a student at Hardin College. RECORD SWEET POTATO, Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 19. Speak ing of sweet potatoes, it looks as L. C.

Taylor of Billingsley, Autauga County, has lowered all records. sent to Montgomery a sweet potato of the Triumph family which weighed 17 pounds. The potato is shaped like a goose, but it is all potato. Having been out of the earth many days, the potato has lost some of its weight but is still a big affair. Taylor gathered from the same field a potato more than two feet long, which weighed 13 1-2 pounds.

It is said that he has made 288 bushels of potatoes on one acre. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brown, of be the guests of Mrs. Brown's parents, Dr.

and Mrs. Bragg, during the Holidays. Tom Robnett, of New York, is home for the Holidays. Mrs. John T.

Buckner is some better. To Have Souphouae in Jail. Moberly, Mo, December 17. Upon the suggestion of members of the Mobely police souphouse will be established in the basement of the jail here. The plan is to have the city furnish the soup to those sheltered every night, before they are told to move on.

Frank Seckler Dead. Frank Seckler, of Martinsburg, born in Woodford County, 111, August 27, 18G4, died at his home Friday Dec. 11. He was one of the prominent residents in that part of the county and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him. The Ledger joins in extending sympathy to the bereaved.

Mrs. W. R. McDaniel, -ot Three Forks, Mont, is here the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jess Bratton.

Mrs. McDaniel, was formerly connected with the Ledger and one of our most trusted employees. Her many Mexico friends are glad to gee her home and. looking 19 wel, TT PT a lvns We signalize our annual Fall Opening by introducing to the public a wonderful Piano value, both in style snd quality. In order to make quick sales we shall make extremely low prices.

Call and investigate and you will be convinced. Mexico Music Company, w. h. upham, Manage W. Tb other In tb lb.